Kazys Petkevičius

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Kazys Petkevičius

Personal information

Born

January 1, 1926
Steigviliai, Lithuania

Died

October 14, 2008 (aged 82)
Kaunas, Lithuania

Medal record

Competitor for Soviet Union
Men's basketball
Olympic Games
Silver	1952 Helsinki	Team competition
Silver	1956 Melbourne	Team competition
European Championships
Gold	1947 Czechoslovakia	USSR
Bronze	1955 Bulgaria	USSR

Kazimieras Petkevičius (January 1, 1926 – October 14, 2008^[1]) was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas and later at Burevestnik in Leningrad.^[2]

He was a member of the Soviet team which won the silver medal. He played all eight matches. Four years later he won his second silver medal as part of the Soviet team.

Petkevičius graduated from the Lithuanian State Physical Culture Institute in 1949 and studied in aspirantura in Leningrad.^[3]

Not until recently he worked as an assistant coach for the Lithuanian basketball club Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school.

References

↑ (Lithuanian) Mirė legendinis Kauno "Žalgirio" žaidėjas ir treneris K.Petkevičius
↑ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games. (in Russian) (2nd ed. ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 307.
↑ Straipsnis

External links

v t e Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1953 – Gold medal

3 Vlasov 4 Butautas 5 Silins 6 Alachachian 7 Petkevičius 8 Kruus 9 Konev 10 Korkia 11 Kullam 12 Ozerov 13 Moiseev 14 Lauritėnas 15 Reshetnikov 16 Lagunavičius Coach: Travin

v t e Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1955 – Bronze medal

3 Vlasov 4 Reshetnikov 5 Silins 6 Stonkus 7 Petkevičius 8 Bochkaryov 9 Konev 10 Korkia 11 Lauritėnas 12 Ozerov 13 Moiseev 14 Laga 15 Torban 16 Semyonov Coach: Travin

v t e Soviet Union squad – 1952 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

4 Butautas 5 Dzhordzhikiya 6 Konev 7 Korkiya 8 Kruus 9 Kullam 10 Lagunavičius 11 Lõssov 12 Moiseyev 13 Ozerov 14 Petkevičius 15 Stonkus 16 Valdmanis 17 Vlasov Coach: Spandarian

v t e Soviet Union squad – 1956 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

4 Bochkaryov 5 Valdmanis 6 Zubkov 7 Krūmiņš 8 Lauritėnas 9 Muižnieks 10 Ozerov 11 Petkevičius 12 Semyonov 13 Stonkus 14 Studenetsky 15 Torban Coach: Spandarian

Persondata
Name	Petkevicius, Kazys
Alternative names
Short description	Basketball player
Date of birth	January 1, 1926
Place of birth
Date of death	October 14, 2008
Place of death

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